Their study has discovered that subtle changes in lung scarring over just one year, as measured by quantitative computed tomography imaging, are strongly linked to future lung-function decline and ...

Caleigh has struggled most of her life with a difficult lung disease, but she never lets it get the best of her.

Pulmonary fibrosis—also known in technical terms as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF)—is a rare but life-threatening ...

Brensocatib, a DPP1 inhibitor, is the first FDA-approved therapy for non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, showing significant clinical and structural benefits. The ASPEN trial demonstrated that ...

There was no significant association between prevalence of DM or PCPF in subgroups based on mean ages or assessment times after COVID-19 onset. Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a possible risk factor for ...

Over a quarter-million Americans are living with pulmonary fibrosis, and there are more than 200 different types of the disease that all look pretty similar. The Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation is ...

My recent pulmonary function test (PFT) results indicated a decline in all the areas it measured. That’s not unusual for me. In the spring, my PFT numbers had declined, as well, leading to a diagnosis ...

Abstract: Pulmonary fibrosis affects 1 in 200 Americans. Current diagnosis methods include spirometry testing that can be difficult for patients with debilitated lung diseases. Often, CT Scans are ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) —This weekend, there is a race for a good cause in Virginia Beach— the third annual Breathe n Run 5K, with the event supporting pulmonary fibrosis and honoring one special ...

Background: Radiation-induced pulmonary fibrosis (RIPF) is a chronic, fatal and irreversible disease that develops after a consequence of thoracic radiation therapy and few effective treatments have ...

Recently these monocyte-derived alveolar macrophages, or Mo-AMs, were identified as key drivers of lung fibrosis disease progression. However, the mechanisms of their pro-fibrotic behavior and ...